Lever buckle or slide



May 12, 1936. R. T. JACKSON LEVER BUCKLE OR SLIDE Filed Sept. 8, 1934 Ara/ ir Patented May 12, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEVER BUCKLE OR SLIDE Application September 8, 1934, Serial No. 743,168

In Great Britain 4 Claims.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved construction or arrangement of concealed lever buckle or slide comprising an integrally formed three-bar frame structure and a lever device which is mounted on the frame so as to be angularly movable about or hinge upon the bottom bar of the frame and has the effective edge formed with a central portion having an inwardly curved edge co-operatively associated with or related to the lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure, a length of elastic webbing having one end attached to the top bar of the frame, extended downward therefrom behind the frame and lever device into loop formation for holding in suspension a desired appendage, such as .a hose suspender, brace, fitting or the like, and passed thence upward in front of the lever device, between the effective edge thereof and the co-operating lower edge of the middle bar to pass out from the buckle in front of the webbing-carrying top bar of the frame structure to be attached to the bottom of a garment, such as a corset.

The integrally formed three bars of the frame structure are arranged transversely of which the top bar being destined to receive one end of the webbing in fixed attachment by the process of stitching, swedging or any other method that may be convenient or suitable to the purpose of the buckle, the bottom bar being adapted to pivotally support the angularly movable lever device and the middle bar adapted by its lower edge to act cooperatively with the adjacent edge of the lever device in gripping the webbing which passes between the said cooperatively associated edges.

Thus it will be readily apparent that the buckle structure is practically concealed from View by the application thereto of the webbing the middle bar being the only part of the buckle or slide that is exposed to view; it will also be readily seen that the manipulation of the lever device when effecting adjustment of the webbing or otherwise is capable of easy accomplishment through the webbing.

Owing to the method of construction of the buckle and the application thereof to or in connection with the elastic material or webbing, it will be seen that practically no part thereof is presented for contact with the garments or skin of the wearer; the webbing covering the front and the back of the buckle. Moreover, any adjustment is capable of being readily effected by operating the lever device through the webbing September 19, 1933 or elastic material, thereby obviating the risk of damage to finger nails.

In order that the invention may be readily understood and carried into effect same will now be more fully described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:--

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved buckle,

Figure 2 is a corresponding rear elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 in Figure 1; the webbing or elastic material being indicated in dot-and-dash lines,

Figure 4 is a front elevation illustrating the manner in which the webbing or elastic material conceals the frame structure and lever device according to the invention.

it indicates the framework formed or provided with transversely arranged bars b, c, d. e indicates elastic material or webbing which is attached as, by sewing, swedging or the like to the bar b and passed downwards therefrom behind the buckle structure to engage a ring bar or equivalent part 1 pertaining to a suspender or brace appendage (not shown), the webbing being looped about the said bar 1. From the suspender or appendage bar 1, the elastic material or webbing is led upwards in front of the buckle structure and inserted between the angularly movable lever device g and the middle bar a, passed behind the latter and thence taken over or in front of the bar b (to which the webbing is attached) to, say, the bottom edge of a corset or otherwise as may be required. The device or lever g is pivotally mounted on the bottom bar (1 of the frame a by means of integrally formed hinge parts or bearings d which enclose adjacent parts of the said bar at and the device or lever has its upper edge formed or provided with a central inwardly curved portion g and in lateral rela-' 40 tion thereto co-acting edges 9''; the arrangement enabling a hold tobe effected on the elastic material or webbing lodged between the said edge parts g g" of the lever device and the lower edge of the middle bar 0. The angular movement of the device or lever y is limited by lugs g thereon which are adapted to extend slightly below the bottom of the frame and hug the adjacent parts of the bottom bar 11 thereby serving as stops. Undue drawing-in of the lever g beneath the bar c is prevented by the lateral edges of the lever overlapping the frame sides as shown.

It will be seen that as a result of the herein described construction or arrangement the buckle or slide is virtually concealed from view,

the middle bar being the only exposed part thereof, and that, consequently, adjacent apparel is effectually prevented from contact with metallic parts which could in any way be destructive thereto or to the skin of the wearer; the elastic material or webbing acting as a shield or cover to both back and front of the buckle or slide.

It will further be seen that the release of the pivotally or angularly movable device or lever g from the closed or holding position, shown in the drawing, may be effected by pressure on the lower part thereof, which pressure may be exerted through the webbing covering the same and that, similarly, the return of the device to the closed or holding position may be effected by exerting pressure on the upper part thereof.

The angular movement of the lever device g is indicated by the dotted arc in Figure 3.

l The improved buckle or slide affords a very desirable adjusting device for suspenders, braces or the like, its construction and its association with the elastic material or webbing enabling adjustment to be effected with a minimum of trouble and expenditure of time and its use adopted without risk of damage to finger nails and other parts of the person or of adjacent garments.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:-

1. A concealed lever buckle comprising an integrally formed three-bar frame structure and a lever device angularly movable on the bottom bar of the frame and having the effective edge formed with a central portion having an inwardly curved edge in co-operative relation with the bottom edge of the middle bar of the frame structure, elastic webbing'att'ached to the top bar of the frame structure and extended downward therefrom behind the frame and angularly movable lever device into loop formation and connection with the desired appendage, whence the said elastic webbing is passed upward in front of the said lever device, then between the said effective edge of the lever device including the inwardly curved central portion thereof and the co-operating lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure, behind the said middle bar and thence upwardly in front of the top bar of the frame structure and of the end of the Webbing attached to the said top bar.

2. A concealed lever buckle comprising an integrally formed three-bar frame structure and a lever device angularly movable on the bottom bar of the frame and having the effective edge formed with a central portion having an inwardly curved edge and end portions laterally related to said central portion all said edge portions being in cooperative relation with the lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure, a depending finger piece integral with the lever device for operating the same angularly about the bottom bar of the frame structure to bring the effective edge thereof into co-acting relation with the lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure and grip the webbing attached to the top bar of the frame structure and extended downward therefrom behind the frame and lever device into 100p formation and appendage connection and thence passed upwardly in front of the lever device between the central and lateral portions of the effective edge thereof and the cooperating lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure behind the said middle bar and thence upwardly in front of the top bar and attached end of the elastic webbing.

3. A concealed lever buckle comprising an integrally formed three-bar frame structure and an angularly movable lever device having integrally formed bearings constituted by sleeve forming parts which at their points of formation enclose the adjacent parts of the bottom bar of the said frame structure, an inwardly curved central portion and co-acting laterally related end portions on the effective edge of the said lever device, said effective edge portions being co-operatively related to the lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure and a webbing having one end attached to the top bar of the frame structure thence extended downward behind the frame and lever device into looped engagement with an appendage, thence upward in front of the lever device, between the effective edge of the lever device and the lower edge of the middle bar and then upward therefrom to pass out between the middle and top bars for attachment to a garment.

4. A concealed lever buckle comprising an integrally formed three-bar frame structure and an angularly movable lever device having integrally formed bearings constituted by sleeve-forming parts thereof which enclose adjacent parts of the bottom bar of the said frame structure, an inwardly curved central portion on the upper and effective edge of the lever device and co-acting laterally related end portions of the said effective edge all of which edge portions are co-operatively related to the lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure, a depending finger piece integral with the lever device for operating the same angularly about the bottom bar of the frame structure to bring the effective edge thereof into co-acting and gripping relation with the lower edge of the middle bar of the frame structure, elastic webbing having one end attached to the top bar of the frame structure extended therefrom downward behind the frame and lever device into looped engagement with an appendage, thence upward in front of the lever device between the effective edge of the lever device and the co-acting lower edge of themiddle bar, behind the said middle bar and then upward therefrom to pass out between the middle and top bars of the frame for attachment to a garment.

ROLAND THOMAS JACKSON. 

